osha

See also: OSHA and ôshā

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oshá, of unknown further origin; presumably derived from a Native American language.

Noun

osha (uncountable)

1. A perennial herb of species Ligusticum porteri, found in parts of the Rocky Mountains and northern New Mexico.

Anagrams

• AHOs, HOA's, HOAs, Saho, Shao, SoHa, ah so

Albanian

Verb

osha

1. aorist of osh

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Noun

osha

1. two

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-osha (infinitive kuosha)

1. to wash, rinse, clean with water

Conjugation

Conjugation of -osha
Positive present -naosha Subjunctive -oshe Negative -oshi Imperative singular osha
Infinitives
Positive kuosha Negative kutoosha
Imperatives
Singular osha Plural osheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huosha Positive past positive subject concord + -liosha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuosha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naosha) Singular Plural 1st person ninaosha/naosha tunaosha 2nd person unaosha mnaosha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaosha wanaosha other classes positive subject concord + -naosha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -oshi) Singular Plural 1st person sioshi hatuoshi 2nd person huoshi hamwoshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haoshi hawaoshi other classes negative subject concord + -oshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taosha Negative future negative subject concord + -taosha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -oshe) Singular Plural 1st person nioshe tuoshe 2nd person uoshe mwoshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aoshe waoshe other classes positive subject concord + -oshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sioshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeosha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeosha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliosha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliosha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aosha) Singular Plural 1st person naosha twaosha 2nd person waosha mwaosha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aosha waosha m-mi(III/IV) waosha yaosha ji-ma(V/VI) laosha yaosha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaosha vyaosha n(IX/X) yaosha zaosha u(XI) waosha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaosha pa(XVI) paosha mu(XVIII) mwaosha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meosha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaosha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaosha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiosha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoosha Consecutive kaosha / positive subject concord + -kaosha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaoshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niosha -tuosha 2nd person -kuosha -waosha/-kuosheni/-waosheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwosha -waosha m-mi(III/IV) -uosha -iosha ji-ma(V/VI) -liosha -yaosha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiosha -viosha n(IX/X) -iosha -ziosha u(XI) -uosha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuosha pa(XVI) -paosha mu(XVIII) -muosha Reflexive -jiosha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -osha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -oshaye -oshao m-mi(III/IV) -oshao -oshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -oshalo -oshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -oshacho -oshavyo n(IX/X) -oshayo -oshazo u(XI) -oshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -oshako pa(XVI) -oshapo mu(XVIII) -oshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -osha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeosha -oosha m-mi(III/IV) -oosha -yoosha ji-ma(V/VI) -loosha -yoosha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choosha -vyoosha n(IX/X) -yoosha -zoosha u(XI) -oosha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koosha pa(XVI) -poosha mu(XVIII) -moosha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwosha (“washer, cleaner”)
  • mwosho

See also

• -nawa (“to wash (a part of the body)”)